United Kingdom

Edinburgh in November

Historical averages 2016–2025 · not a forecast

November weather in Edinburgh

November in Edinburgh averages daily highs of 9°C and lows of 5°C, with 4 hours of sunshine a day and rain on about 14 of 30 days.

Daily high
9°C average
Overnight low
5°C average
Rain days
14 of 30 days with at least 1 mm (45% rain-day chance)
Sunshine
4 hours a day
Daylight
8 hours calculated day length

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Edinburgh in November

November in Edinburgh: average highs of 9°C, lows of 5°C and 4 hours of sunshine a day. A starting point for planning around the historical weather.

November in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, brings average daily highs of 9°C and overnight lows of 5°C in the 2016–2025 historical record. Warm layers deserve space in the bag. Keep longer outdoor plans easy to adjust, and allow places to stop between walks so that a colder day does not determine the whole itinerary.

In the record, at least 1 mm of rain or snow falls on 14 of 30 days on average, a daily chance of 45%. Give wet-weather alternatives a proper place in the itinerary. Arrange outdoor plans so you can move them between days, and pack a rain layer rather than relying on a completely dry run of weather.

The calculated day length, sunrise to sunset, averages about 8 hours. Sunshine averages 4 hours a day. Keep the shorter daylight window in mind when arranging longer excursions, and check local sunset times before setting out. Sunshine is a separate measure, and those hours need not arrive in one uninterrupted stretch.

For nature trips or walks, keep the longest outings movable and check route conditions locally; a monthly climate average cannot establish whether a particular path is accessible. For a culture-focused visit, group the places you want to see into manageable areas, with time between stops. Check each venue's opening dates before fixing the order.

December has an average daily high of 8°C, 1°C lower than November. Its historical rain-day chance is 46%, compared with 45% this month. If your dates are flexible, compare those trade-offs with the kind of days you want. Neither set of averages predicts the conditions of one particular holiday.

Sources

Open-Meteo · 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2025
  • Open-Meteo Historical Weather API
  • Averages of every day in November, on local days. Every year is weighted equally.
  • A rain day has at least 1 mm, snow included. Daylight is calculated from latitude, sunrise to sunset; sunshine hours are separate.